St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: The
Cathedral Church of St Anne is the Cathedral of the Catholic Bishop of
Leeds in Cookridge Street.

It was designed in the 'Arts and Crafts'
style by JH Eastwood (architect) and SK Greenslade (designer).

The
foundation stone was laid in 1902 and the building opened in 1908
replacing an the earlier original Cathedral of 1838.

It is a building
well worth visiting from an architecture point of view and a magnificent
setting when attending the Cathedral's church services.

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: The
design of this fine building is in the Arts and Crafts Gothic style with
a north tower (just seen) with a pyramid roof.

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: Looking
east down the main body of the fine stonework of the wide nave towards
the Lady Chapel (= chancel) and high altar. On either side are the north
and south aisle arcades of finely wrought majestic arches.

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: Thee roof
of the nave is constructed from pointed tunnel-vaulted timbers. The
supporting stonework is simple, yet elegant. Although much of the
stonework is simple, there are six fine carved figures incorporated into
the chancel arch representing five saints and the face of Christ.

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: Looking
from the nave south-east into the south aisle.

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: In the
north aisle is 'The Pieta' modelled on Michelangelo's Pieta in St
Peter's, Rome and was carved in marble by Boulton of Cheltenham in 1913
as a memorial to two former administrators of the church.

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: Statue of
the virgin Mary and the ornate decoration of the Reredos of the high
altar. A splendid setting for mass on Sunday or any other church service
in the Cathedral.

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: Left: The
Pugin Reredos in the south chapel? Right: The fine columns supporting
the arcade arches of the south aisle.

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: Looking
west down the south aisle

St Anne's RC Cathedral, Leeds: The
stained glass windows in the south transept are from an unknown church
and were installed between the two World Wars.